Tag Archives: conservation

By Robert Blackhall-Miles FLS Last year for advent botany I wrote about the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) and its links to the Christmas story and the song of Solomon. This year, however, I propose another hypothesis as to the identity … Continue reading →

Following last months Powdery Mildew Workshop in Eger, Hungary, I toured eastern Hungary; Tokaj and Debrecen, before travelling to Belgrade, Serbia, and Sarajevo and Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina was particularly beautiful with winding roads ambling through the … Continue reading →

I am a visiting (ad hoc) research student at the University of Reading; my research is on the evaluation and exploration of the biodiversity of arid-land Fabaceae in Nigeria funded by the Competitive Agricultural Research Grant Scheme – CARGS project … Continue reading →